Metalchild

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  1. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    Metalchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, At the floor I work at, a lot of people are unwilling to work weekends, me included. I normally work beginning of the weeks and had agreed to work up to half of the Sundays as needed. But due...

  2. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    so sounds like my schedule is not as horrible as it seems, working sundays only out of 2 days of

  3. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like most other places require people to work something like every 3rd weekend. By weekend, does it include both Saturday and Sunday? Or just one of these

  4. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    cool thanks I'll check on policies. Actually there are people (like a nurse or 2 on days and a nurse or 2 on nights) want to work weekends and do work every weekend, because of the weekend...

  5. I HATE bedside nursing

    Metalchild replied to Sabr's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I feel ya. I'm 2 years in and am liking bed-side nursing less and less. Yeah I learn a lot, but it's so demanding and emotionally draining. Like today I got beat the crap up by a dementia patient...

  6. Facebook and employers/school

    Metalchild replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    I like it! lol. I'm the same way with facebook except I literally don't drink. I actually want people to think I'm a party girl. But at the same time I'm doing ok at work. The only thing I have to...

  7. Very stressed (2.5 years into it) - please help

    Metalchild replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Your work place sounds extremely toxic! but aside from the toxic work place, i find nursing in itself stressful especially if you are a responsible and caring person. I feel like crap when I miss a...

  8. What types of NPs are in higher demand?

    Metalchild posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello! I'm currently a med-surg RN, looking to start NP school in fall of 2015. Since I enjoy patient interaction, I would definitely be going toward the direction of patient care rather than admin...

  9. What types of NPs are in higher demand?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for your inputs! I've started FNP and after asking and researching around, I feel like I'm on the right path. I'm going to rule out PMHNP for myself because I'm not sure how well I can handle...

  10. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly new nurse. Worked in a post-acute-rehab for 3 months and went over to med-surg and had been at it for 1.5 years now. I liked my job. I was very content with the pay, work load (VA did...

  11. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Libbyliberal: yeah the promotion is very political. it's all in the writings. Hollybobs: Thanks. however I don't think the people who had decided not to promote me really care because in VA, we are...

  12. Help! I'm confused about charting rules

    Metalchild replied to hha07lpn15's topic in General Nursing

    checking blood sugars before breakfast is understandable. but checking skin during sleep time? eh. maybe if the patients are immobile and you do it quick when passing meds, it's kind of

  13. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Libby, Yeah I think you are right. Might just suck it up till I get my masters... unless some miracle happens and I get in some badass specialty like wound care *light ray shines with angel choir...

  14. Nursing is a passion?

    Metalchild replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think passion is absolute necessary. but i feel like you do need good conscience and some

  15. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Metalchild replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    we did a crapload of patient care/cna-type stuff in nursing school! got hanging IV and programming pump down too! just lack IV insertion opportunities. and i'm thinking... how the heck do these new...

  16. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    Metalchild replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    since you already do home health, you can probably do case management-- hooking up patients with home health

  17. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    NP Perdiem: like 10k Dishes: I thought I was doing a good job. :-/ I don't know, assistant manager works with me and said i should have gotten promoted. the whole system is frustrating. yeah ima...

  18. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    like...

  19. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Aye, probably need to chill off. at the same time I feel like i get the short end of the stick in most situations. any suggestions for the

  20. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    Metalchild replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    head of bed up, put on pulse ox, slap on mask, crank up oxygen, call respiratory therapist for

  21. How does leave of absence work? (not talking about paid time off)

    Metalchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I just joined a rock band. The band wants to eventually go on tours and what not, after doing a year or 2 of local gigs. If that does happen, I don't think I want to give up on being a nurse...

  22. How does leave of absence work? (not talking about paid time off)

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your inputs. Yeah I think switching to per diem if/when the time comes is probably the best bet. I do not consider rocking out as a main gig/full time job. But it's something I'd...

  23. VA Hiring Process

    Metalchild replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    RNin, I think they often put you in "reviewed" before "referred", but only for a little while. But if you are stuck in the "reviewed" status for more than a couple of weeks then you probably aren't...

  24. I can never plan my coming weeks

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Aye, now I have my DON's number so I can text her for schedule, yay! Another problem I also have with the place is that we get cancelled/called-off often. So I'd take a benadryl during the day to...

  25. I can never plan my coming weeks

    Metalchild posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just need to rant... Where I work, the schedule for the coming week don't come out till Friday. So if I want to know my schedule for the coming week, either I find out when I go into work the end of...